I've been trying to come up with new ideas to keep Ya'ya thinking and found these really neat food puzzles! I guess these toys (foraging toys) are pretty common for parrots and the like, but I found a number of them work well for my little girl too. So far, I've tried these ones: http://www.busybeak...

I know it's been a while but I wanted to give an update. You were both right, Ya'ya did much better in her bigger cage. I took the wheel out for a few days and it took her a week and a half to get back full use of her leg. She, of course, thought she was ready to go far sooner than I did and being t...

There seemed to be some confusion regarding the ownership of a particularly comfy pair of pants the other night. Ya'ya thought they were hers to sleep in, and my husband thought they were *his* to sleep in. Anyways, as my husband put them on, his foot pushed Ya'ya out the pant leg and followed her t...

That is super cute. I've been thinking about getting one for when I spend the night at friend's houses. I'm comfortable with Ya'ya running around in my room, but I can't verify the safety of the environment when I travel.

Does anyone else noticed that their SFS has a favorite nut? I don't mean type of nut, but rather a single nut that they carry around like a blankie? Ya'ya has a specific pecan that she has been carrying around with her for almost 2 years now. It's really easy to identify since it's long, skinny, and...

Honestly, I think your way better off putting your energy into building a bond with the one you have than trying to breed for pups. It might take a little more time, but then you have a really cool relationship with one flying squirrel rather than trying to take care of 3 older flyers, hoping for a ...

I wish you luck on finding a great home for him. I live in Ca with a flyer and have never had any issues. Vets see them just fine and since ferrets and sugar gliders are so common (also illegal but there are pet store isles devoted to them) the legal status of my flyer has never been an issue. If yo...

As luck would have it, SFS can act as smoke alarms in a pinch. We discovered this new years eve when Ya'ya started throwing out her alarm call and nothing we did could calm her down. Then we noticed a slight hint of wood smoke in the air. Now this may not seem like a big deal to most in the winter, ...

I would also not advise having a cat and a squirrel. My bf and I are always careful(i.e paranoid) about accidents but even still there are near misses. She'll suddenly appear in the front room with the front door wide open when I know I left her in the bedroom with the door closed, we'll find the to...

Ya'ya knows I carry treats when I check on her. She'll make herself visible but if I walk by her hiding place without seeing her, she'll throw up the "alarm call" to get my attention. I'm pretty sure it translates to "Get back here with that pumpkin seed!"!! Of course, the ease o...

Ya know, these little guys don't weigh too much, but I'm pretty sure it's impossible to get up with one sleeping all splayed out on your belly. Ya'ya looks like she is mid flight....only on my tummy. Maybe the cuteness adds an extra force holding me down. I must say though, Ya'ya is making Medical s...

While a guard dog is a good way to dissuade people from entering your house at night, Ya'ya the guard squirrel does a fantastic job of alerting us. We've noticed that if we come home after a weekend away and Ya'ya is awake and running around, that she will make a loud and vigorous alarm cheep until ...

I think you are going to need a Vet. I live in CA and flyers are illegal but I;ve found that many vets just care about helping animals. Call around, check the list on this site, or Google "exotic pet veterinarians" in your area. Ask the receptionist how they handle people who bring in ille...

My female squirrel didn't start giving me attitude until she was about 1.5 years old and I'd say she throws a temper tantrum every month or so now. She has become more territorial about her cage but we've found that regular cleanings and emptying her stash of nuts seem to limit that a bit (maybe it ...

I agree, I think much of the blood was from the irritation as well. In case any one is interested or has to replicate this, I got a little science happy and figured I'd post my "data" ^_^ I used the CVS Urinary Tract Infection test strips and took pictures of the results before, during, an...

So far, she seems to be feeling better. She is waking up earlier and running around more. I didn't see blood in her urine today and she seems to have stopped over grooming the area around her urethra. Really glad I turned down the bladder procedure the vet suggested. I knew for sure she was on the m...

The vet appointment went well. I can not believe she didn't bite me once for restraining her during the exam. She was soooooo angry :bad-words: There was defiantly blood coming from the vulva but since the urethra and vagina are so close, it was hard to tell if it was from one or the other or if per...

Ya'ya has been a bit lethargic in the evenings, sleeping till well past sundown when she is normally up at 7:30/8. Normally, when she pees, she dumps it all in one go but lately she's been going in spurts and leaving little urine trails as she drags herself across a surface. It sounded like a possib...

Ya'ya got into one once. The look on her face when she bit through the capsule and oil spurted out was hilarious. Of course, as soon as she finished it all off, she immediately dove down my shirt to clean off. She never had any issues and was fine.

Hey all, A few months ago I noticed that instead of tapering off into nothing, Ya'ya's tail ended in a very small bump. It was barely noticeable but she didn't like me touching it. I've been keeping an eye on it an have noticed that it's growing. She now has a slight swelling along the last half inc...

Ya'ya is a little over a year old and this would be her first breeding season she would have gone through. She went from the sweetest thing ever to a hellion over this past month and man, I was worried for a while. She is back to her perfectly calm self but since I only have one data point (i.e, my ...

Honestly, everyone loved her. People asked a ton of questions and she's actually the reason I made friends (I was very shy). Since she's quiet and non-disruptive, there was rarely ever a problem. The problems are more likely to come from your little girl on the days where she is being clear that she...

I've been taking my little girl with me to class for a while now. I took certain precautions with her and really only ever ran into trouble when I didn't follow them. I always had a zippered pouch in my backpack and an emergency travel cage in my car. (A zippered pop up hamper works great, but Ya'ya...

That's what the underside of Mica looked like when we first got her and she was a terror. She did seem to get better once that passed, but she had aggression issues to start with. I've heard from others that a little after turning a year old, flyers can start to have aggression issues. Now that I th...

Honestly, I can't rave about the stealth wheel enough. It is by far the most well used item in my girl's cage. I keep saying that one of these days I'll hook a generator to it, Ya'ya must put a million miles on it a night! Super quiet, very sturdy, and provides hours of fun for her. I got the 2nd la...

Ya'ya would not do so well in the wild. When we first moved to Los Angeles in the Summer, she would throw herself flat on any cool surface to cool off if the temperature got above 75. We'll, now it's winter and the nights have dropped into the 50s....outside. Inside, it's still a nice 60 degrees. Ho...

I weigh Ya'ya about every 2 weeks just to monitor health etc. I figure the first sign of her getting sick or having a problem might be weight loss so I tend to keep regular tabs on it. She tended to hang around 64/65 grams and was fairly stable (she's only a yr old so I can't say I have *that* much ...

We had a Birthday part for Ya'ya not too long ago. Quite possibly the cutest thing ever. I made a "cake" out of sliced apple, and decorated it with Pomegranate seeds and a pecan "candle". I'd post pictures, but I can't figure out how (we need a Facebook page for easier picture sh...